CA2186676C - Solid-state laser oscillator and machining apparatus using the same - Google Patents

Solid-state laser oscillator and machining apparatus using the same Download PDF

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Publication number: CA2186676C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: solid; state element; plural; state; oscillator
Prior art date: 1996-03-27
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

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CA002186676A

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Inventor

Kuniaki Iwashiro

Kenji Kumamoto

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Mitsubishi Electric Corp

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Mitsubishi Electric Corp

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1996-03-27

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1996-09-27

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2001-04-03

1996-09-27 Application filed by Mitsubishi Electric Corp filed Critical Mitsubishi Electric Corp

1997-09-28 Publication of CA2186676A1 publication Critical patent/CA2186676A1/en

2001-04-03 Application granted granted Critical

2001-04-03 Publication of CA2186676C publication Critical patent/CA2186676C/en

2016-09-27 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
- H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
- H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
- H01S3/08—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
- H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
- H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
- H01S3/08—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
- H01S3/08072—Thermal lensing or thermally induced birefringence; Compensation thereof

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Electromagnetism (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Lasers (AREA)
Lenses (AREA)
Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)

CA002186676A 1996-03-27 1996-09-27 Solid-state laser oscillator and machining apparatus using the same Expired - Fee Related CA2186676C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JPHEI-8-72829		1996-03-27
JP8072829A JPH09266336A (ja)	1996-03-27	1996-03-27	固体レーザ発振器及びこの固体レーザ発振器を用いた加工機械

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA2186676A1 CA2186676A1 (en)	1997-09-28
CA2186676C true CA2186676C (en)	2001-04-03

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Country Status (5)

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US (2)	US5905749A (ja)
JP (1)	JPH09266336A (ja)
CA (1)	CA2186676C (ja)
DE (1)	DE19644315A1 (ja)
TW (1)	TW355858B (ja)

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1996
- 1996-03-27 JP JP8072829A patent/JPH09266336A/ja active Pending
- 1996-09-06 TW TW085110888A patent/TW355858B/zh active
- 1996-09-26 US US08/721,229 patent/US5905749A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1996-09-27 CA CA002186676A patent/CA2186676C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1996-10-24 DE DE19644315A patent/DE19644315A1/de not_active Withdrawn
1999
- 1999-05-18 US US09/313,355 patent/US6285705B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

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Publication number	Publication date
US6285705B1 (en)	2001-09-04
JPH09266336A (ja)	1997-10-07
CA2186676A1 (en)	1997-09-28
US5905749A (en)	1999-05-18
DE19644315A1 (de)	1997-10-02
TW355858B (en)	1999-04-11

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1996-09-27	EEER	Examination request
2003-09-29	MKLA	Lapsed
2024-03-13	MKLA	Lapsed	Effective date: 20030929

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